“Believe me, Rezkin, I love my Cousin Thresson,” Tieran said. “He is a good man with a big heart. He is even a highly talented duelist, but I doubt he could kill a chicken to save himself from starving, and he is certainly no king. Thresson would be the first to say as much were he here. We have spoken of it on more than one occasion. He wants nothing to do with the throne. He is ill suited to high-stress activities and finds it difficult to interact with people. Thresson is no leader. He even informed me once that if the crown ever fell on his head, he would immediately hand it to me.” “What
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